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2013-06-01JUNE: PRIZE #2 – A MEN'S OR WOMEN'S VAPOUR RISE JAKCET Starting today, until the end of the month you have a chance to win a...replies28views9679
2013-07-01
2013-05-31User "markfinn" has been chosen as the winner of the first prize in our summer long "Summer Stoke Comp" sponsored by Rab. Markfinn has won...replies0views1635
2013-05-31
2013-05-31All it takes is a quick answer to this question... and you could win May's prize: A MEN'S OR WOMEN'S KINETIC JACKET The Rab Kinetic...replies0views1554
2013-05-31
2013-05-30Gaper Day at Whistler/Blackcomb has come and gone for another year. The 'net is full of images and videos. Here are a couple to give you the...replies0views2642
2013-05-30
2013-05-26Yuichiro Miura first climbed Mount Everest when he was 70 and then again when he was 75 and vowed to climb it a third time when he was 80 even...replies2views2770
2013-05-31
2013-05-25Mt. Rainer is a 14,411 ft volcano on the coast of Washington state that is the most glaciated mountain in the lower 48 states. It's an...replies0views2824
2013-05-25
2013-05-24I came across something that I thought was pretty cool yesterday. It's the "pause" series of short videos put out by Backbone Media and the...replies0views1548
2013-05-24
2013-05-23Only one week left to enter your guess, we'll pick a winner May 31st so click here to enter. The Rab Kinetic Jacket is an ultra...replies0views1864
2013-05-23
2013-05-22NASA could soon help backcountry skiers and snowboarders plan their next tour. Aerial snow surveys of the Tuolumne River Basin began a month...replies0views1762
2013-05-22
2013-05-20If you are heading out into the woods this summer here'e a handy little chart to take along to help you poop in the woods. Helpful tips,...replies0views2301
2013-05-20
2013-05-18Although the snowy mountains in Australia are not as high nor as long a vertical as we have here in western North America they still provide some...replies0views2362
2013-05-18
2013-05-16We will pick a winner on May 31st so enter a guess today! Click here to enter. The Rab Kinetic Jacket is an ultra light waterproof jacket...replies0views1596
2013-05-16
2013-05-15May is typically Mount Everest climbing season and this year is no exception, a few climbers have already summited and hundreds more are making...replies0views3080
2013-05-15
2013-05-12Chris Devenport is a pretty well know skier these days and he has some unique thoughts on what the future of skiing holds for us mere mortals. If...replies0views2568
2013-05-12
2013-05-07'tis the season for AK footie. Here we see Cody Townsend (who is a very nice man we had the pleasure of meeting here) making some good...replies0views1581
2013-05-07
2013-05-06'just came across this and I thought it was kinda cool so I am sharing. McLean, who's an accomplished–and witty–ski...replies0views2012
2013-05-06
2013-05-04Here's a little vid segment someone sent us about an adaptive camp in the Jackson area. It's a little advertorial-y but it shows the...replies0views1807
2013-05-04
2013-05-01The Summer Stoke Comp is officially on! Starting today, until the end of the month you have a chance to win a Rab Kinetic Jacket valued at over...replies27views9556
2013-05-31
2013-04-30A few weeks back it was reported on the site that a skier had died on Youngs Peak in Rogers Pass but there were few details know at that time. We...replies4views8636
2013-05-02
2013-04-29This week you can buy the "West Kootenay Touring Guide" for only $10.95, thats a savings of six bucks or 40%. It's our "End of season Sale"...replies0views1643
2013-04-29
2013-04-28It's going to be May in three days and spring temps seem to be quickly melting away the less than average snow base that we got this year. I...replies2views2734
2013-04-282013-04-26I know there is still lots of great skiing to be had but the climbing season is on! Spent the last week climbing in Squamish. Pretty great...replies0views1713
2013-04-26
2013-04-23It's baaa-aaack (again). Backcountry Skiing Canada is once again hosting its annual "Summer Stoke Comp". Starting May 1st we'll have...replies0views2518
2013-04-23
2013-04-22This report comes from Mike Bennett, the Dillon snowboarder who was one of the first people to arrive at the scene of the avalanche near the...replies0views2459
2013-04-22
2013-04-21This weekend has been a deadly one in the Colorado backcountry near Loveland Ski Resort as four snowboarders and one skier were killed in a single...replies0views2841
2013-04-21